The Sazerac

The Sazerac

Yield: 1 cocktail
Glassware:  2 Old-Fashioned glasses (one for mixing and one for serving)

Ingredients2 ounces (60 ml) rye whiskey or Cognac
3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
1 tsp (5 ml) of simple syrup or 1 sugar cube
Splash of absinthe

Lemon peel, for garnish

Instructions

1. To chill the glass, pack one old-fashioned glass with ice and water.

2. In the second glass, mix together the simple syrup and bitters (or muddle bitters with a sugar cube).  Add the rye whiskey or Cognac to this glass.

3. Dump out the ice and water from the first glass.  Pour a splash of absinthe into this glass and swirl to coat the sides. Discard of any remaining absinthe.

4. Pour the rye mixture from the second glass into the first glass.

5. Rub the rim of the glass with the lemon peel and place into the cocktail.